Chesil Beach Cove
On the way into Weymouth I stopped off at Chesil Cove in the hope of seeing the Grey Phalarope which has been here for a few days. Unfortunately the wind got the better of me and it was nigh impossible to find a sheltered spot to look for it.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Pied Wagtail
Carrion Crow
One of several Great Black-backed Gulls searching for food along Chesil Beach
General Shots:
Very stormy seas along the south coast.
And a lot of marine debris.
Though it does make you wonder how..........
.............some of it ended up in the sea. More on Marine Debris Here.
Ted has missed out on long walks for the past week or so.
He certainly enjoyed it today, despite the wind
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RSPB Radipole Lake
Having done a bit of shopping in Weymouth, I stopped off at RSPB Radipole Lake to see what was about. Unfortunately it wasn't the wind that got the better of me here, but heavy rain, which spoiled my walk here.
However it wasn't all gloom and doom as I recorded a few bird species for my 2023 bird list, highlighted in red.
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
2 Mute Swan
Teal
3 Shoveler
20+ Tufted Duck
Black-headed Gull
1 Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
40+ Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
A Grey Heron making a hasty retreat into the reedbeds as the rain began to fall.
A pair of Mute Swans make their way along the reedbeds.
Two drake Shoveler
Tufted Ducks
Common Gulls with a lone Black-headed Gull bottom left
One of many Herring Gulls in the Swannery car park.